NameAbraham Horn Jr.
Birth4 Apr 1777
Death3 May 1839
FatherAbraham Horn (1756-1826)
MotherSusanna Hay (1760-1827)
Misc. Notes
Abraham Horn, Jr., first son of Abraham Horn, Sr., was born April 4, 1777, died May 3, 1839, and buried in Easton Cemetery. He served as captain in Humphreys' First Riflemen, in which his father was lieutenant colonel. This company was raised to sixty men in one day, and on their departure were presented with colors by Miss Rosanna Beidleman. He was the seventh postmaster of Easton, appointed March 9. 1829, under President Jackson, and served ten years, during Jackson and Van Buren administrations, until his death. He was a carpenter and builder, a member of the Legislature, and either he or his father was county recorder from 1803 to 1809. After his death he was succeeded as postmaster by his son-in-law, Abraham Coryell, who served under Presidents Van Buren, Tyler and Polk.
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